Abstract

A search for narrow resonances decaying to an electron and a muon is presented. The $$\mathrm {e}$$ $${\mu }$$ mass spectrum is also investigated for non-resonant contributions from the production of quantum black holes (QBHs). The analysis is performed using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 $$~\text {fb}^\text {-1}$$ collected in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 $$~\text {TeV}$$ with the CMS detector at the LHC. With no evidence for physics beyond the standard model in the invariant mass spectrum of selected $$\mathrm {e}\mu $$ pairs, upper limits are set at 95 $$\%$$ confidence level on the product of cross section and branching fraction for signals arising in theories with charged lepton flavour violation. In the search for narrow resonances, the resonant production of a $$\mathrm {\tau }$$ sneutrino in R-parity violating supersymmetry is considered. The $$\mathrm {\tau }$$ sneutrino is excluded for masses below 1.28 $$~\text {TeV}$$ for couplings $$\lambda _{132}=\lambda _{231}=\lambda '_{311}=0.01$$ , and below 2.30 $$~\text {TeV}$$ for $$\lambda _{132}=\lambda _{231}=0.07$$ and $$\lambda '_{311}=0.11$$ . These are the most stringent limits to date from direct searches at high-energy colliders. In addition, the resonance searches are interpreted in terms of a model with heavy partners of the $${\mathrm {Z}} $$ boson and the photon. In a framework of TeV-scale quantum gravity based on a renormalization of Newton’s constant, the search for non-resonant contributions to the $$\mathrm {e}$$ $${\mu }$$ mass spectrum excludes QBH production below a threshold mass $$M_{\mathrm {th}}$$ of 1.99 $$~\text {TeV}$$ . In models that invoke extra dimensions, the bounds range from 2.36 $$~\text {TeV}$$ for one extra dimension to 3.63 $$~\text {TeV}$$ for six extra dimensions. Furthermore, this is the first search for QBHs decaying into the $$\mathrm {e}$$ $${\mu }$$ final state.

@article{osti_1256708,
title = {Search for lepton flavour violating decays of heavy resonances and quantum black holes to an eμ pair in proton-proton collisions at √s = 8 TeV},
author = {Khachatryan, Vardan},
abstractNote = {A search for narrow resonances decaying to an electron and a muon is presented. The $\mathrm {e}$ ${\mu }$ mass spectrum is also investigated for non-resonant contributions from the production of quantum black holes (QBHs). The analysis is performed using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 $~\text {fb}^\text {-1}$ collected in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 $~\text {TeV}$ with the CMS detector at the LHC. With no evidence for physics beyond the standard model in the invariant mass spectrum of selected $\mathrm {e}\mu $ pairs, upper limits are set at 95 $\%$ confidence level on the product of cross section and branching fraction for signals arising in theories with charged lepton flavour violation. In the search for narrow resonances, the resonant production of a $\mathrm {\tau }$ sneutrino in R-parity violating supersymmetry is considered. The $\mathrm {\tau }$ sneutrino is excluded for masses below 1.28 $~\text {TeV}$ for couplings $\lambda _{132}=\lambda _{231}=\lambda '_{311}=0.01$ , and below 2.30 $~\text {TeV}$ for $\lambda _{132}=\lambda _{231}=0.07$ and $\lambda '_{311}=0.11$ . These are the most stringent limits to date from direct searches at high-energy colliders. In addition, the resonance searches are interpreted in terms of a model with heavy partners of the ${\mathrm {Z}} $ boson and the photon. In a framework of TeV-scale quantum gravity based on a renormalization of Newton’s constant, the search for non-resonant contributions to the $\mathrm {e}$ ${\mu }$ mass spectrum excludes QBH production below a threshold mass $M_{\mathrm {th}}$ of 1.99 $~\text {TeV}$ . In models that invoke extra dimensions, the bounds range from 2.36 $~\text {TeV}$ for one extra dimension to 3.63 $~\text {TeV}$ for six extra dimensions. Furthermore, this is the first search for QBHs decaying into the $\mathrm {e}$ ${\mu }$ final state.},
doi = {10.1140/epjc/s10052-016-4149-y},
journal = {European Physical Journal. C, Particles and Fields},
number = 6,
volume = 76,
place = {United States},
year = 2016,
month = 6
}

A search for narrow resonances decaying to an electron and a muon is presented. The eμ mass spectrum is also investigated for non-resonant contributions from the production of quantum black holes (QBHs). The analysis is performed using data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb -1 collected in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 8 TeV with the CMS detector at the LHC. With no evidence for physics beyond the standard model in the invariant mass spectrum of selected eμ pairs, upper limits are set at 95 % confidence level on the product of cross section and branching fractionmore » for signals arising in theories with charged lepton flavour violation. In the search for narrow resonances, the resonant production of τ sneutrino in R-parity violating supersymmetry is considered. The τ sneutrino is excluded for masses below 1.28 TeV for couplings λ 132 = λ 231 = λ 311 ' = 0.01 , and below 2.30 TeV for λ 132 = λ 231 = 0.07 and λ 311 ' = 0.11. These are the most stringent limits to date from direct searches at high-energy colliders. In addition, the resonance searches are interpreted in terms of a model with heavy partners of the Z boson and the photon. In a framework of TeV-scale quantum gravity based on a renormalization of Newton’s constant, the search for non-resonant contributions to the eμ mass spectrum excludes QBH production below a threshold mass M th of 1.99 TeV. In models that invoke extra dimensions, the bounds range from 2.36 TeV for one extra dimension to 3.63 TeV for six extra dimensions. This is the first search for QBHs decaying into the eμ final state.« less

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A direct search for lepton flavour violating decays of the Higgs boson (H) in the H→eτ and H→eμ channels is described. The data sample used in the search was collected in proton–proton collisions atmore » $$\sqrt s=$$ 8 TeV with the CMS detector at the LHC and corresponds to an integrated luminosity of 19.7 fb ₋1 . No evidence is found for lepton flavour violating decays in either final state. Upper limits on the branching fractions, B(H→eτ)<0.69% and B(H→eμ)<0.035%, are set at the 95% confidence level. The constraint set on B(H→eτ) is an order of magnitude more stringent than the existing indirect limits. Finally, the limits are used to constrain the corresponding flavour violating Yukawa couplings, absent in the standard model.« less

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